An environmental study shows that one of the pools of the shuttered property was filled in with materials that tested positive for PAHs, PCBs, and arsenic. The borough is working to clean it up to continue the redevelopment of the property as a community center.
March 26, 2025
The $55-million upgrade from New Jersey American Water provides additional treatment for removing PFAS and 1, 4-Dioxane from water serving six Camden City neighborhoods west of the Cooper River.
March 25, 2025
EPA estimates of contamination at the former Welsbach Facility superfund site were off by a factor of 20, and excluded a newly discovered radioactive groundwater plume. Nonetheless, the agency says its models show cancer risks from the site “are lower than or within” acceptable ranges, and has halved the scope and cost of its remediation plan.
March 18, 2025
A month after removing the conditional tag from its agreement with Woodmont Properties, Haddonfield commissioners agreed to revisit proposals from all nine bidders for the Bancroft redevelopment project under a judge’s order. They settled on Woodmont again, citing pressure to resolve the borough’s affordable housing deficit, or risk a builder’s remedy lawsuit.
March 16, 2025